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College Twp Water Authority

Serves an area of Centre County, PA that includes Lemont and Houserville · 6,000 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for College Twp Water Authority in the last ten years.

  • PA4140082
  • STATE COLLEGE
  • PA
  • 6,000 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 16801
EPA system ID PA4140082

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
4

Key facts

  • College Twp Water Authority draws water from 2 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, February 2006.
  • Record on file since 1979, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 111 unknown out of 2,806 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

None since October 2016.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2026 Resolved
Gross Beta Particle Activity
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2023 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Feb 1, 2022 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Feb 1, 2022 Resolved

Full record since 1979

EPA's records for College Twp Water Authority go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (1 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 205 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1970s 0 1
1990s 2 194
2000s 0 8
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 2
2020s 0 4

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began April 1993, Resolved.

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Contaminant Start date Status
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 1993 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 1993 Archived

Enforcement actions

Pennsylvania regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against College Twp Water Authority and issued 2 boil water orders between 1985 and 2006, filed as 6 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in February 2006.

Date By Action Violations covered
Feb 23, 2006 Pennsylvania Consent decree or court judgment 2 violations: Gross Beta Particle Activity
Oct 27, 2004 Pennsylvania Consent decree or court judgment 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule
Dec 3, 1992 Pennsylvania Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule
Sep 4, 1990 Pennsylvania Boil water order 1 violation
Sep 13, 1985 Pennsylvania Boil water order 1 violation

Where the water comes from

College Twp Water Authority draws water from 2 wells. It also buys water from Penn State Univ. 1 other community water system buys water from College Twp Water Authority.

Buys water from

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

College Twp Water Authority must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.

Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.

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Testing your own water

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